USGS 03451500 FRENCH BROAD RIVER AT ASHEVILLE, NC

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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Available Parameters Available Period
  
2013-09-14  2026-01-03
2009-10-02  2026-01-03
1985-10-01  2026-01-03
2007-10-01  2026-01-03
2019-06-04  2026-01-03
2019-06-04  2026-01-03
2019-06-04  2026-01-03
2020-10-01  2026-01-03
2023-01-03  2026-01-03







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Summary of all available data for this site
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 6.3 01-03-2026   17:30 EST
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Precipitation, total, inches
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.00 01-03-2026   17:30 EST
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 802 01-03-2026   17:30 EST
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jan 3 based on 130 water years of record more
Min
(1940)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jan 3		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(1937)
500 802 1340 1990 2450 2720 14400

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1.12 01-03-2026   17:30 EST
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 50 01-03-2026   17:30 EST
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
Most recent instantaneous value: 12.8 01-03-2026   17:30 EST
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
Most recent instantaneous value: 7.7 01-03-2026   17:30 EST
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Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 1951.05 01-03-2026   17:30 EST
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU), FINAL
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.9 01-03-2026   17:30 EST
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